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Tucson (/ˈtuːsɒn, tuːˈsɒn/; Spanish: Tucson, O'odham: Cuk-Ṣon) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA). Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (97 km) north of the U.S.–Mexico border. Tucson is the 34th largest city and the 53rd largest metropolitan area in the United States (2014).

Major incorporated suburbs of Tucson include Oro Valley and Marana northwest of the city, Sahuarita south of the city, and South Tucson in an enclave south of downtown. Communities in the vicinity of Tucson (some within or overlapping the city limits) include Casas Adobes, Catalina Foothills, Flowing Wells, Midvale Park, Tanque Verde, Tortolita, and Vail. Towns outside the Tucson metro area include Benson to the southeast, Catalina and Oracle to the north, and Green Valley to the south.

Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O'Conor authorized the construction of Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón in 1775. It was included in the state of Sonora after Mexico gained independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821. In 1853, the United States acquired a 29,670 square miles (76,840 km2) region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico under the Gadsden Purchase. Tucson served as the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1877. Tucson was Arizona's largest city by population during the territorial period and early statehood, until it was surpassed by Phoenix by 1920. Nevertheless, population growth remained strong during the late 20th century. In 2017, Tucson was the first American city to be designated a "City of Gastronomy" by UNESCO.

Xichang, the prefecture-level administrative capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, is located in the Anning River Valley in southwestern Sichuan Province. It covers an area of 2651 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 6 streets, 8 towns and 29 townships (including 12 Yi townships and 2 Hui townships). The resident population is 775000, and the urbanization rate is 57.57%. Xichang is a major national grain county, national pig county, the hometown of Chinese onions, Chinese flowers and trees, Chinese winter strawberries, is the world-famous Sun City, Moon City, Space City, is "a spring habitat city." Xichang is a tropical plateau monsoon climate zone, known as a small "spring city", warm in winter and cool in summer, like spring all the year round. Xichang is rich in tourism resources and is an important node on the Greater Shangri-La Tourism Ring and the Sichuan-Yunnan Tourism Golden Line. There are Qionghai Lake in and around it.
Airport In Xichang City - Xichang Qingshan Airport
Xichang Qingshan Airport (Xichang Qingshan Airport, IATA: XIC; ICAO: ZUXC), located on Airport Road, Anning Town, Xichang City, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, 11.5 kilometers south of the center of Xichang, is a 4D-level military-civilian shared domestic tourism feeder airport, Xichang Satellite Launch Center Transport Airport, a plateau airport (1562 meters)    .
On May 1, 1975, Xichang Guogailiang Airport was officially opened to navigation, and Xichang Xiaomiao Airport was abandoned.   ; On May 12, 1997, Xichang Guogailiang Airport was renamed Xichang Qingshan Airport   ; On June 29, 2011, the new terminal of Xichang Qingshan Airport opened   .
As of February 2021, the terminal building of Xichang Qingshan Airport has an area of ​​10,000 square meters, with 3 boarding bridges; 1 Class B aircraft seat and 18 Class C aircraft seats on the civil aviation station; the runway is 3,600 meters long and wide. 50 meters; can meet the annual passenger throughput of 1.1 million passengers, cargo and mail throughput of 4,950 tons, and aircraft take-off and landing of 11,579 sorties       .
In 2021, Xichang Qingshan Airport will handle a total of 1,595,315 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 67.3%, ranking 72nd in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 4,564.8 tons, a year-on-year increase of 35.2%, ranking 81st in the country; aircraft take-offs and landings will reach 17,454 , a year-on-year increase of 66.9%, ranking 93rd in the country   .
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